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Dr. Meredith Woocher joins Covenant Foundation staff as Director of Learning

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02/07/2023

... In this inaugural role at the Foundation, Meredith will lead projects related to research, evaluation, and ... Wexner Graduate Fellowship. I am thrilled that Meredith will be returning to the Foundation in...

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Precious Waldron-López as Regional Program Officer, Northeast

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10/12/2023

... is pleased to announce that Precious Waldron-López will join us on October 23 as Regional Program Officer, Northeast. In this role she will work closely with philanthropic partners, grantees and ...

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Unbound Philanthropy Announces the Appointment of Three New Staff Members

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04/03/2025

“We feel incredibly fortunate to be working with such a strong, talented team,” said Taryn Higashi, Executive Director of Unbound Philanthropy.

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Richard Correia Named as Surdna Foundation’s Assistant Controller

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10/14/2013

... with private equity, venture capital and hedge funds, will help streamline the accounting of Surdna’s ... as an accountant for large financial service companies will be very useful to the foundation as its own...

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21 Feb 2012

Improving Internal Practices in Philanthropy

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

... of finance and administration at the Irvine Foundation will present case studies on strategies for effective ...

28 Mar 2012

Philanthropy New York Leadership Network for Increasing Diversity: Introductory Meeting

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... called the Leadership Network for Increasing Diversity, will be a part of Philanthropy New York’s ongoing diversity ... De Luca, President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, will be a co-chair. Philanthropy...

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Nadia Lagani-Montiel Appointed Grants Manager at The Tow Foundation

Release Date:

10/18/2013

... and Philanthropy New York’s executive staff around the use of social media as it related to the Communications department’s strategy. ...

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The Tow Foundation

Nominate Your Colleagues for the PNY Board of Directors

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... coming up the following year (May 2015). We hope that you will consider and recommend candidates who will help us move our goals forward and strengthen our ... with an option to serve a second three-year term...

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Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'

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06/19/2014

Government and private foundations increasingly are using prize money to allow even Average Joes to help find outside-the-box solutions to complex problems, according to a report funded in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Rockefeller...

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24 Sep 2014

IFIP World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 (All day) to Friday, September 26, 2014 (All day)

... World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WCIP), the Summit will continue the momentum of the UN event in fostering ... to the importance of Indigenous philanthropy. The Summit will include informative and...

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Environment and Climate Change

Critic Calls Grants Aligned With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy"

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... United States have operated independently of each other. It is not obvious that that should change."... Critic Calls .....

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UBS Financial Services Inc.

Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Robert Garris Heads to Schwarzman Scholars

Release Date:

08/27/2014

... for Schwarzman Scholars. In his new role, Garris will oversee recruitment and admissions for the elite ... modeled on the Rhodes Scholarship. Schwarzman Scholars will welcome its first class of scholars in...

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Former Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation VP to Lead LISC NYC

Release Date:

09/18/2014

Sam Marks is the new executive director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation's New York City program.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Names Dalila Wilson-Scott Head of Global Philanthropy

Release Date:

10/08/2014

... Wilson-Scott Head of Global Philanthropy. Wilson-Scott will continue to serve as the President of the JPMorgan Chase ... the firm’s philanthropic strategy so that we can better use our core strengths and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Soros' Support of Marijuana Legalization Leads Philanthropies to Increase Support for Opposition

Release Date:

10/14/2014

... of overdose antidotes to reduce the harm done by drug use . Some observers doubt that the cannabis industry’s ... executive director of the Achelis and Bodman Foundations. It was watching the influence that the...

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The Achelis and Bodman Foundations

Rockefeller's Rodin Honored for Urban Development Work

Release Date:

10/16/2014

... which is the institute's highest honor. Dr. Rodin will be honored at a celebratory luncheon October 23 during ... to be one of America's most creative entrepreneurs in land use during the first half...

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Overdeck Family Foundation Funded Research on ‘Bedtime Math’ Featured in the Journal Science

Release Date:

10/16/2015

The Overdeck Family Foundation supported research showing a marked increase in math achievement for children using a program called Bedtime Math. The research appeared in the Oct. 9 edition of Science.

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Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... action, Justice Antonin Scalia hesitantly asked whether it might be better for black students to go to “a ... preference. “I don’t think,” Mr. Scalia said, “ it stands to reason that it ’s a...

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Kindness, Charitable Behavior Influenced by Amygdala, Simons Foundation Supported Research Reveals

Release Date:

12/15/2015

... of other individuals," he said. "We're also trying to use that knowledge to evaluate potential therapies that could ... the Simons Foundation, the next phase of this research will focus on the...